1 (of a person) finding it easier to use the left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. than the right:
a left-handed golfer * I'm left-handed.
2 (of tools, etc.) designed to be used by sb who finds it easier to use their left hand:
left-handed scissors * a left-handed guitar
3 (of actions, etc.) done with your left hand:
a left-handed serve * a left-handed catch
left-handed adverb:
She writes left-handed.
left-handedness noun [U]
IDIOMS
left-handed compliment (AmE) = BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is left-handed a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, left-handed is tagged as adjective.
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